John McIntosh Beattie (some sources give Beattle) (4 January 1905 – 10 January 1972), known professionally as John Warwick, was an Australian actor, playwright and television dramatist. who was also active in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, most famously known for founding and sponsoring the University of Warwick.BFI.org
Acting career Warwick had an extensive career in the industry spanning over 50 years, he worked in theatre from the early 20s and beginning his career in Australian cinema in the early 1930s (he is attributed with introducing Errol Flynn, a personal acquaintance in Sydney, to acting by bringing him along to a casting session when In the Wake of the Bounty was being filmed).Moore, John Hammond 'Young Errol Flynn Before Hollywood (2nd Edition, 2011, Pub. Trafford Publishing).
After relocating to England he was trained as an actor at the Harrogate Theatre with the repertory company "The White Rose Players",'John Warwick Makes Good', 'The Sun' (Published Sydney), 14 November 1937, P.5
Personal life and death
Warwick was married twice, first to Dorothy Georgina Beattie (filed for divorce in 1927 and decree absolute granted in 1929), and secondly to New Zealand-born actress Molly Raynor (1903–1976).
Warwick died on 10 January 1972, aged 67 in Sydney
Partial filmography
On Our Selection (1932) – Jim Carey In the Wake of the Bounty (1933) – Midshipman Young The Squatter's Daughter (1933) – Clive Sherrington The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934) – Dr. Henry Everard Find the Lady (1936) – (uncredited) Double Alibi (1937) – Charlie Lucky Jade (1937) – John Marsden Catch as Catch Can (1937) – Eddie Fallon The Ticket of Leave Man (1937) – Robert Brierly Passenger to London (1937) – Frank Drayton A Yank at Oxford (1938) – Minor Role (uncredited) John Halifax (1938) – John Halifax This Man Is News (1938) – Johnnie Clayton Me and My Pal (1939) – Charlie Dead Men are Dangerous (1939) – Goddard The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) – Ted Bracher The Face at the Window (1939) – Lucien Cortier Flying Fifty-Five (1939) – Jebson Riding High (1939) – George Davenport 21 Days (1940) – (uncredited) All at Sea (1940) – Brown The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) – Studd Spare a Copper (1940) – Shaw Old Bill and Son (1941) – Recruiting Officer (uncredited) The Saint's Vacation (1941) – Gregory This England (1941) – Norman (uncredited) My Wife's Family (1941) – Jack Gay Danny Boy (1941) – Nick Carter The Missing Million (1942) – Bennett The Day Will Dawn (1942) – Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub Talk About Jacqueline (1942) – Donald Clark Teheran (1946) – Maj. 'Mack' MacIntyre, UK Woman to Woman (1947) – Dr. Gavron Dancing with Crime (1947) – Det. Insp. Carter While I Live (1947) – George Grant The Franchise Affair (1951) – Carley Pool of London (1951) – Inspector Jim Moss (uncredited) The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) – Police Inspector at Squad Car Headquarters (uncredited) High Treason (1951) – Inspector Hewitt (uncredited) Never Look Back (1952) – Inspector Raynor Circumstantial Evidence (1952) – Pete Hanken The Gentle Gunman (1952) – Prisoners Escort On Ship (uncredited) Escape Route (1952) – Security Chief Brice Street Corner (1953) – Insp. Gray Trouble in Store (1953) – Robson Bang! You're Dead (1954) – Sgt. Gurney Up to His Neck (1954) – Lt Truman Dangerous Voyage (1954) – Carter Contraband Spain (1955) – Bryant, manager of the Sportadrome The Long Arm (1956) – Detective-Inspector at Shipping Office Town on Trial (1957) – Inspector Hughes (uncredited) Just My Luck (1957) – 1st Ambulance Man (uncredited) Gideon's Day (1958) – Insp. Gillick (uncredited) Law and Disorder (1958) – Police Superintendent The Square Peg (1959) – Colonel Layton Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) – Insp. Lodge The Desperate Man (1959) – Inspector Cobley Murder at Site 3 (1959) – Cmdr. Chambers The Fourth Square (1961) – Police Sergeant Go to Blazes (1962) – Fireman Cobwebs in Concrete (1968) – TV play – writerCobwebs in Concrete at Ausstage Adam's Woman (1970) – Croyden Demonstrator (1971) – Frank Jamieson The Lady from Peking (1975) – Inspector (Last appearance)
Writing credits Waiting in the Wings (1965) Daphne Laureola (1965)
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